The SDG Impact of COVID-19: The view of Joan Walley, Chair of the Aldersgate Group and former Labour MP

7th August 2020
The SDG Impact of COVID-19 podcast series gathers expert opinion exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals. In this segment, we get the view of Joan Walley, Chair of the Aldersgate Group and former Labour MP.
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Biogeochemistry, Fourth Edition: Chapter 11 - The Global Carbon and Oxygen Cycles

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William H. Schlesinger, Emily S. Bernhardt, Chapter 11 - The Global Carbon and Oxygen Cycles, Editor(s): William H. Schlesinger, Emily S. Bernhardt,
Biogeochemistry (Fourth Edition), Academic Press, 2020, Pages 453-481, 9780128146088
Life is composed primarily of carbon, so estimates of the global production and destruction of organic carbon give us an overall index of the health of the biosphere. This book chapter advances SDGs 11 and 13.
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Reaching Net Zero - Chapter 9: What would it take to reach net zero?

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Reaching Net Zero, What It Takes to Solve the Global Climate Crisis, 2020, Pages 107-122
This book chapter advances SDG 11, 13, 17 by describing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other reports on the need to limit global temperature increase to 2.0°C and preferably 1.5°C. The chapter outlines possible scenarios and introduces the concept of “net zero” by 2050, the essential elimination of greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter also discusses why this deadline is not achievable and presents a more likely scenario.
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Science; Institutional Frameworks and international cooperation for Sustainable Development, Global

Sustainable Development Goals Perspectives

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23rd July 2020

The new 2030 sustainable development agenda is likely to dominate policy and academic debates at both national and international levels over next 15 years and beyond.

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Information for integrated Decision-Making & Participation; Human rights; Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Multi-stakeholder partnerships; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Education; Employment decent work for all and social protection; Capacity Building; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Global Perspective; Hypothesis Development; Sustainable Development, Global

Are communities in the United States planning for pedestrians with disabilities? Findings from a systematic evaluation of local government barrier removal plans

Elsevier, Cities, Volume 102, July 2020
Cities with many pedestrian barriers can inhibit community mobility, access to services, and social participation for people with disabilities.
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The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Systems - World Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Systems, Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes, 2020
This book chapter addresses SDGs 15, 12, and 11 by discussing the conservation of terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal/marine ecosystems, and how to identify global percent protection goals.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Systems - Deserts: Life in the Extremes

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Systems, Encyclopedia of the World`s Biomes, 2020
This book chapter addresses goals 15, 13 and 11 by discussing how deserts are biodiverse places where life thrives in the extreme.
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Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes - Chapter: Island Biogeography Revisited

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Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes, 2020. 
This book chapter advances SDGs 15 and 11 by looking at how island biogeography arose in the past and how it is now changing in the Anthropocene. Biogeography is determined by three processes: immigration, evolution, and extinction and in the Anthropocene, human impacts are increasingly more important to island biogeography.
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Small Island Developing States; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Biopolymer Membranes and Films - Chapter 15 - Pesticide removal from industrial

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Biopolymer Membranes and Films, 2020, pages 359-382
This chapter advances SDG 6, 11, and 14 by providing avenues for the application of sustainable bio-based polymers in wastewater treatment and their role in removing pesticides, to support clean water, a healthy ecosystem, and sustainable consumption.
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Water and sanitation; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas, Global

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